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AGM PAIRS - (Bill & Eileen Herbert Trophy)
Holders 2008/09 - Maurice Ladlow & Mo Parsons
This is an Open Pairs Competition which is held after the AGM. Entry is free, but their will be no prize money.

RESTRICTED PAIRS - Parker Trophy
Holders 2008/09 -No Competition
The Restricted Pairs is open to all players of 1* Master or below (<15,000 Local Points) which includes Non-EBU members and is Level 2.

NATIONAL PAIRS HEAT
The National Pairs Heat will be as the current EBU regulations
at the time and is Level 3.

LINCOLN IMP
Holders 2009/10 - Helen Gillatt Helen Gillatt & Carole Rushforth, Fred Davies & Mary Milnes
Multiple Teams of Four in which all members of a team must have earned less than 40,000 Local Points or 10 Green Points

MIXED/MARRIED PAIRS
MARRIED PAIRS - Dean Trophy
Holders 2009/10 - Christine & Michael Grant
MIXED PAIRS - Hannan Challenge Cup
Holders-2009/10 - Carole Rushforth & Dennis Mellor
The winning pair will be presented with the Hannan Challenge Cup. The highest placed married pair (not including the winners) will win the Dean Trophy. The highest placed married pair will be eligible to play in the Midland Flitch, should the county receive an invitation. Prize money is awarded solely on the overall positions.

SWISS TEAMS - Gilbert Fry Cup
Holders 2009/10 - Alan & Drene Brown, Mike Perry, Nick Dyer
Mini matches are played. At each stage teams are drawn against a team of equal standing, provided they have not met previously, unless numbers do not permit. The entry fee is inclusive of a buffet, therefore pre-entry is required. The Management Committee reserves the right to change this competition into a comparable multiple team-of-four competition if entries are too small.

GHOST PAIRS - Ghost Pairs Plate N/S; Ghost Pairs Plate (E/W)
Holders 2008/09 - N/S Shirley Wimbles & Trish Herring; E/W Roy Hughes & Keith Stewart
Pre-set hands that are played as teams of four and your score is compared with that of imaginary partners.

BAINTON TROPHY (Green Point Pairs)
Holders 2009/10 - Elaine Proctor & Maurice Lynn
Players qualify for a semi-final by playing in a club heat and obtaining a score in excess of 50%. Any player may play in a club heat, but to play in the semi-final they must be EBU members, have given the LCBA as their county of primary allegiance, and have not played in either the heats of the Tollemache, Corwen or Pachabo for another county during the current year. If a player plays in more than one club heat the first one will count unless they have notified otherwise before start of play.
Pairs will qualify to play in the final which will be an "all play all" playing at least two boards against each other pair.
The Management Committee will determine the number of pairs playing in the final according to the number in the semi-final. It will usually be 14 pairs.The first two or three pairs (depending upon EBU regulations current at the time) will represent the LCBA in the Corwen Trophy. In the event of a pair not being able to go, reserves will be invited down to and including a 50% score.

VETERANS' TROPHY
Holders 2008/09 - Mo Parsons & Maurice Ladlow
A Veteran Pairs event where each player must be at least 60 years old and the ages of both total a minimum of 125 years on the date the event is played.

RANDOM SEEDED PAIRS John Brown Bowl (Seeded Pairs); Random Seeded Plate (Unseeded Pairs)
Holders 2008/09 - John Brown Bowl Andrew King & Andrew Green ; Random Seeded Plate John & Gerry Pretherick
This event is open to non-EBU members. Pre-entry of pairs is required. Half of the pairs entered will be seeded and the other half will draw a seeded team to play as team partners in a multiple team-of-four competition. The seeded pairs will sit N/S. It would help the seeding process if pairs would try and partner a player of like ability.

LADIES' & MEN'S PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP - Sidney Vincent Cup (Ladies); Vincent Cup (Men)
Holders 2009/10 - Brenda Goodacre & Barbara Evans; Ron Wall & Brian Smith
Two separate competitions held at the same venue at the same time

GARDEN CITIES HEAT
Holders 2008/09 - Scunthorpe
This is a competition for teams-of-eight from Affiliated Clubs. A club may enter more than one team. A player must only play for his club of allegiance, as indicated when joining or renewing his/her annual subscription. If he is not required by that club, then he may play for any other club of which he is a bona fide member (i.e. for more than three months). The winners will represent their club and the LCBA in the regional finals.

OPEN TRIALS
This is an event to help determine which pairs will be invited to compete in the Closed Trials later in the year. In turn, the Closed Trials will help the County Captain's Committee to determine who will be invited to represent the County in the Tollemache. Pre-entry is not required, so pairs just need to turn up on the day. If a Howell is played then the pair finishing 1st will automatically be invited to the Closed Trial and if a Mitchell, then both 1st N/S and E/W will be invited. Depending upon numbers playing others may also be invited. Scoring will be by Butler method.

ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
These are held over a weekend in April or early May at a different venue from the other competitions. Entry Forms with full details are sent out in February.
The programme of events is:

SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Pairs Qualifying - Lucy Osborne Trophy; Margaret Briggs Trophy
Holders 2008/09 - Lucy Osborne - Shirley Wimbles and Trish Herring
Holders 2008/09 - Margaret Briggs - David & Sally Williams

SATURDAY EVENING
Pairs Championship - Arthur Wilson Trophy
Holders 2008/09 -B G Smith & Ron Wall
Consolation Pairs - Bell Trophy
Holders 2008/09 - Isobel Ridgewell & Keith Stewart
Open Pairs - Harrison Challenge Cup
Holders 2008/09 - David Caldow & Stuart Knox
Pairs may enter to play in the Open Pairs event on the Saturday evening without playing in the heats.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Championship Teams Qualifying

SUNDAY EVENING
Championship Teams - Dutton Challenge Cup
Holders 2008/09 - Gerry & John Petherick, Andrew Green & Andrew King
ConsolationTeams - Turner Brumpton Trophy
Holders 2008/09 - Elaine Proctor & Maurice Lynn, Chris & Paul Davidson
Open Teams - D and A Brown Trophy
Holders 2008/09 - Derek Fearn & Sylvia Bunton, Barbara Evans & Shirley Wimbles
Teams may enter to play in the Open Teams event on the Sunday evening without playing in the heats.

HEWARD TROPHY
Holders 2008/09 Joyce Gregory & Joan Robertson Mary Milnes & Bill Gibbs Horncastle Indoor Bowls Club
This is a multiple team-of-four competition for clubs. Any number of teams from clubs may enter as long as three members of the team have not reached the rank of Master (it may include non-EBU members). The fourth may be any rank and will probably sit North.

KNOCK-OUT TEAM EVENTS

Lincoln Gold (Green Point Event)
Holders 2008/09 - Ron Wall, B G Smith, Alan Brown, Keith Stewart & Andrew King
The Lincoln Gold is the premier county event with Green Points awarded for each match, with the winners being entitled to represent the Association in the Pachabo Cup. In the event of all the winners being unable to go the losing finalists may provide some or all the reserves. Early rounds are to play 32 boards, the semi-final and final will be 48 boards. Only those who give the LCBA as their county of primary allegiance may play (see Bainton Trophy for full details).
The losing teams in the preliminary round and the first round proper will contest the Gold Plate.
Barbara Maplethorpe Plate
Holders 2007/08 -

Davey Cup
Holders 2008/09 - Maurice Ladlow, Mo Parsons, Alan & Drene Brown, Mike Perry
A knock out pivot teams in which teams play 1 stanza of 8 boards with each team member. If numbers permit the first round draw will be zoned.

Teams-of-Four League
Division 1
Holders 2008/09 - Roy Hughes, Glynn Elwick, Andrew Green, Michael Llewellyn
Division 2
Holders 2008/09 Andy Milner, Derek Hickson, Alan Millington, Nick Humter
The Committee will determine the number of Divisions each season (usually two or three) according to the entries.